Learningisland: 800 books

Henry Knox was a friend of George Washington. He helped to fight the Revolutionary War. But Henry was not just a soldier. He became the man that Washington counted on to figure things out. Here is how Washington came to trust Henry.In late 1775, the British were in Boston. They had taken over the...

What color is a horseshoe crab’s blood? What do doctors use a horseshoe crab’s blood for? How many eggs does a horseshoe crab mother lay? How long have horseshoe crabs been on the earth? How does a horseshoe crab swim? Find out more about horseshoe crabs and amaze your family and friends...

Melville Dewey was a man of many talents. He is often called the father of modern library science. He developed a system for cataloging books that is still in widespread use today. He helped create New York's Lake Placid Club and bring the Olympics there. He was also a man with strong opinions.Melville...

This strange, long-necked creature was one of the first dinosaurs discovered, and it was discovered twice! Given two separate names, scientists have decided on the name Apatosaurus as we have learned more and more about this creature. Here are some things we have found out. How much did Apatosaurus...

What does a whale’s skin feel like? How many miles can a whale travel in a year? What is baleen? How do whales eat with it? What is the biggest animal in the world? Is it even bigger than a football field? Learn the answers to these questions, and more. Find out what a whale looks like, where...

Margie stood by the river. She had a choice to make. It was a very hard choice.A man had come to her mother. He had said that he was there to take Margie home. When he said home, he meant her other family.Margie thought about her other family. She had been born in 1696. Her father was a minister....

An alligator (often called a gator) looks a lot like a huge lizard.They have thick, hard skin across the top of their body. This skin is greenish brown in color. It is covered with bony plates. These plates help keep the gator safe. They are just like a turtle's shell.The skin on their belly...

Joseph II of Austria was a complicated man. He loved his subjects and was willing to do anything for them. Unfortunately for them, in his mind that meant telling them how to do everything!Joseph had been raised to believe that, as royalty, he was smarter and better than anyone else. He believed that...

It was 1780. The Revolutionary War had been going on for four long years.A group of ladies was meeting in a house. It was in Philadelphia."The ladies must do something to help the soldiers!" Hettie said. "I have sent letters to General Washington. The soldiers are in very bad shape. We must raise...

Washington D.C. is our nation’s capitol. It is where many of our important laws are made, and the place that runs our country. What happens in Washington DC affects our lives in many ways, but how much do you know about this place? Do you know: By law, how large is Washington DC allowed to be? What...

Was Mercury bigger in the past? How did Venus change the way people saw the world? What is happening to Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth? Does Mars have seasons? Is there a surface to the planet Jupiter? Who discovered Saturn’s rings? What is strange about the way Uranus spins? What is...

There are many amazing animals in the world. Some are funny and some are strange. This book will tell you about seven interesting, but amazing animals. Each book covers six subjects: What is it, where does it live, what does it eat, who are its enemies, how are babies born and raised, and some fun...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Dolphins: Playmates of the Sea” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 792 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the dolphin. They will find out: How dolphins breathe. What colors dolphins...

On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei turned his newly developed telescope to Jupiter. He discovered four objects orbiting the giant planet. It took him another night’s observations to clearly distinguish between two of them.He called them “The Medicean planets”, after the Medici...